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What happened in Los Angeles between sailors and Mexican American youth?
This was the so called Zoot Suit Riots. Hispanic youth and US sailors got into a form of gang warfare. It was pretty one sided in that servicemen were released by police and the young Hispanics often were roughed up, fined or jailed.
Where were the Los Angeles riots in 1965?
They were called the Watts Riots because that is the area of Los Angeles the riots occurred in.
How did Hispanics voice their anger towards unfair treatment in LA in world war ii?
Riots
The 1965 Watts Riots in Los Angeles were mainly the result of what?
The 1965 Watts Riots in Los Angeles were mainly the result of racism.
What riots took place in los angeles during world war 2?
The 1942 Zoot Suit Riots between Latino youth and sailors and Marines stationed in LA.
Where did the LA riots take place?
the la riots took place in southern los angeles
How were the causes of the Detroit race riots and los angeles zoot suit riots simailar?
The causes of the Detroit race riots and the Los Angeles Zoot Suit Riots were similar because both dealt with racial violence the Detroit Race Riots with blacks and whites and the LA Zoot Suit Riots with Mexican Americans and American off-duty sailors.
What was the outcome of the zoot suit riots?
The riots were in the words of Elanor Roosevelt "Race Riots" against Mexican Americans. She was correct despite the editorial position of the Los Angeles Times which called the First Lady a communist. It was a bad situation made much worse by assigning police officers to large bodies of soldiers and sailors on a rampage with orders not to arrest them for assault and battery or any other crime. The military put a stop to all shore leave and 12,000 Hispanics were rounded up and deported to Mexico.
What year did Los Angeles riots take places?
LOS ANGELES.
Is the term Zoot Suit Riots really appropriate for what happened in Los Angeles in June of 1943?
# Is the term "Zoot Suit Riots" really appropriate for what happened in Los Angeles in June of 1943?
Who started the Los Angeles riots?
We need a date to answer your question. In most riots there isn't one person responsible, but it is a group of people.
What race was target in the zoot suit riots of 1943?
The Zoot Suit Riots of 1943 targeted the Latino race. The Zoot Suit Riots took place in Los Angeles, California.
